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A Secret Service agent based in Phoenix, AZ, Rodney Wellman was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in October 2018. He was an avid runner, and decided to use his passion as a way to fundraise for lung cancer [...]
Author: Elridge D. Proctor, MPA, Senior Director, Government Affairs, GO2 for Lung Cancer Following my graduation from Bethune Cookman College (now Bethune University), a private historical black college founded by educator, humanitarian and civil [...]
Elizabeth and Sven de Jong discuss coming together with other advocates with a common purpose. After Elizabeth de Jong was diagnosed with stage IV ALK+ non-small cell lung cancer in September 2016, she and [...]
Meet Joelle Fathi, DNP, and Lori Millner, two women poised to help GO2 for Lung Cancer and the lung cancer community as we expand our activities and work together to double survivorship rates by 2025. Meet Joelle Fathi, Powerlifter [...]
A lung cancer diagnosis can be physically, mentally, and emotionally draining. One thing you should never worry about is asking your doctor or treatment team questions. You may feel like questions running through your head should be common sense [...]
It didn't take long for the trash-talking to start. As soon as Jamie Studts logged onto the Zoom call, Nancy Alvey needed a drink of water—from her University of Wisconsin (UW) mug. Studts, of course, had donned his University [...]
Creativity might not be the official word of 2021, but the lung cancer community once again showed off its creativity in raising awareness and funds throughout the year. You didn’t have to golf across six states or hike to [...]
My name is Matt Peterson and I am a Vietnam veteran, father, and lung cancer survivor. After a single nodule was found in my lung in 2019, I was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer (SCLC). I was also [...]
When you hear the doctor say the words “small cell lung cancer,” life suddenly changes. You may feel overwhelmed and grieved, lost or angry, or you may feel nothing at all. It is okay to move through all kinds [...]
Despite 2021 being another challenging year, we saw treatment options for lung cancer increase by leaps and bounds. In 2021 the treatment landscape for lung cancer evolved to provide breakthrough treatment options targeting mutations that were previously unavailable for [...]